brisbanetimes.com.au sports editor

A third-minute goal to Dario Vidosic was good enough for Adelaide to move to the top of the A-League ladder as they defeat Brisbane 1-0 at Suncorp Stadium. They held on for dear life after that early strike but no amount of possession was enough for Brisbane to claw back into the contest.

The Reds kept their composure under immense pressure for much of the game and Eugene Galekovic was the star in goal. He made some superb saves to frustrate Brisbane all afternoon, with the men in orange unable to find a way past despite a mountain of ball. His save against Erik Paartalu's second-half header was world class.

Brisbane have now dropped three games of their opening five and fall to eighth on the table, ahead of both Melbourne sides. They could be ninth by the end of the round though.

At least one Vidosic goes home happy.

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FULLTIME Adelaide 1 Brisbane 0.

93rd min Galekovic times 10. He's cloned himself in the Adelaide goal. Stops another two corner there and it's like the ball is magnetically attracted to his gloves. Adelaide 1 Roar 0.

90th min The Roar get a great chance but both Broich and Berisha over-run the pass and it falls away to nothing. Now a corner for Brisbane is saved by Galekovic and the Roar earn another. Galekovic saves another! Now Jurman is wide with the header! Flurry from the home side at the death but the Adelaide keeper has just been too good today.

86th min The clock is the enemy for Brisbane now. They desperately need a goal but their desperation is resulting in scrappy football. We all know they have a habit of getting themselves out of holes but it's not looking terribly rosy for them this time. About five or so minutes to bag one. Adelaide lead 1-0, with Vidosic scoring in just the third minute.

83rd min Paartalu with another drive but couldn't sink the boot into that one. Screams at the sky after it wobbles out of play and he knows that wasn't the ideal play. Adelaide United will go to the top of the A-League table if they hold on to their 1-0 lead while the Roar will slump to their worst start in A-League history.

80th min Brisbane looking to change things up. Henrique off for the Roar as Nick Fitzgerald takes the field. And Dario Vidosic replaced by Bruce Djite for Adelaide. Reds lead 1-0.

77th min This time Berisha is the man to just miss. Shane Steffanuto's cross comes back beautifully but Berisha's slide is just a fraction of a second slow and it sails harmlessly past the goal face. Brisbane with nine shots on goal to just two from Adelaide but the visitors made one of those count. Adelaide lead 1-0 and the Roar may their second straight match at home.

74th min Nichols! So close as he slides for try and poke in the Broich cross, which dribbles across the front of goal. Now Broich himself! Boogaard gets a body in front of that strike and that's pure desperation from the Reds. The Roar will have to pry the goal out of Adelaide's cold hands. Reds lead 1-0.

71st min Adelaide are flooding back to do everything to keep this lead. They've got 20 minutes to keep this going as Vidosic gets a yellow after being beaten off the dribble by Broich. Reds 1 Roar 0.

69th min Cheeky chip from Paartalu that went very close. Just over the top of goal but he had Galekovic beaten. The home side is getting edgy.

66th min Change for the Reds. Carrusca off and Ferreira on. No sign of tweaks yet for the Roar as they try to chase down the 1-0 Adelaide lead.

61st min Broich curls in a cross but Galekovic moves out to pluck it out of the air. Henrique down again. He's spend quite some time on the turf today. It does look inviting. Adelaide 1 Brisbane 0.

59th min You get the feeling Brisbane are building to something here. You also get the feeling there's opportunity for Adelaide on the counter attack as well, if they are keen enough to try and extend their lead. At the moment, the Roar are having the run of things. Adelaide 1 Brisbane 0.

55th min What was Broich doing there? The ball was laid back for him in the box and he was busy pointing at an alleged foul on Berisha instead of pouncing. Now a dangerous free kick for the Roar in the same spot Vidosic scored in the first half for Adelaide. It hits the Red wall and Adelaide hang on to their 1-0 lead.

51st min Van Dijk heads it into the back of the net but you may have detected a lack of enthusiasm in this sentence. And you'd be right - there was a foul before he knocked it home so hold tight Adelaide fans. Now the Roar win a corner of their own. Crowd starting to lift - and so is Galekovic! What a save from the header of Paartalu! And now Murdocca just squeezes one wide! Galekovic the hero there for the Reds. They still lead 1-0.

47th min We're back on deck in Brisbane and the Roar are hunting for goals. Rado Vidosic would have delivered a searing halftime spray if his asthma wasn't acting up, you'd suspect. As it was, his raspy voice may have sounded more like Tommy Raudonikis crossed with an Eastern-European version of Robbie Deans. It may yet work. Reds lead 1-0.

Tempted to take on Mount Athos in the Cup. But not sure. Group Three form in small fields. Hmmmm....

HALFTIME Adelaide lead 1-0 over Brisbane, with Dario Vidosic scoring off the free kick in the third minute.

"We shot ourselves in the foot again unfortunately and we're behind the eight ball," Erik Paartalu tells Fox as he leaves the field, combining a couple of great sporting cliches in one killer sentence.

41st min Poor drive from Paartalu. Brisbane a bit clueless against this Reds attack just at the moment. Rado Vidosic is not impressed with what he sees.

38th min Ooopmh. Henrique crunched again and this time it's Carrusca that gets the booking. A bit harsh maybe but he raced into that contact at pace. Henrique not exactly the biggest fella on the field and went flying. Brisbane get a corner and it goes close! Galekovic gets down low and saves the day again as Theo takes a risk to clear that one a mile from his line. Adelaide 1 Roar 0.

34th min Brisbane certainly not starved of football but there's not a lot of purpose to their game. Adelaide looking comfortable enough in defence but the more the Roar get to play, the better they get, so the Reds need to start controlling some midfield football of their own. Adelaide 1 Roar 0.

29th min Brisbane having their chances here but can't really take hold of this game. Now Steffanuto shown the yellow card for a needless effort on Daniel Bowles. And one in kind for Van Dijk now for an even sillier shove in the back of Henrique. Reds lead 1-0 courtesy of Dario Vidosic in the third minute.

22nd min The game just settling into a nice temp after that early flourish from both sides, one of which ended in a brilliant early breakthrough for Adelaide. Van Dijk has a nibble from range there but Theo lunges and easily swallows it up. Brisbane guilty of giving it away much to easily once again - poor movement on and around the ball. Adelaide covering them in defence fairly comfortable at the moment. They lead 1-0.

14th min What a chance for the Roar! Nichols misses from point blank! How on Earth did he not bury that in the back of the net? Galekovic couldn't handle the cross and Nichols followed but sprayed it over the top from literally a metre off the line. He can't believe it - you're not flying solo there Mitch. Adelaide retain their 1-0 lead but only just.

11th min Lovely counter from their own goal by Brisbane. Berisha breaks, finds Henrique and then Nichols threads the cross in for Broich, whose difficult header went wide. But that looked good for Brisbane. Berisha on the deck after he clanged into Nigel Boogaard. Free kick is the right call but Berisha off for a breather. He'll be back. Adelaide 1 Roar 0.

6th min In other news, my cup multiple is being slowly wittled down. On other, other news, Broich has another crack off the volley but couldn't get much on the shot. Easily saved in the Reds goal by Galekovic.

5th min That's the third goal of the season for Vidosic. The Roar need to get cracking and they have a decent chance there but the Broich shot is well, well over the top. To be fair, Nichols should have pulled the trigger a few passes earlier. Adelaide 1 Roar 0.

3rd min The Roar careless at the back and Adelaide win a free kick five or six metres outside of the box. GOAL! Dario Vidosic gets one against his former club and his old man! Got a deflection off the Roar wall but he curved it in superbly. What a start for the Red ones. Adelaide 1 Roar 0.

1st min We're away at Suncorp as the Roar make an early foray into Reds territory and win a corner. Taken quickly and short and they'd love to get an early goal to get the confidence going.

3.59pm Some solid press box chatter pre-game about the Cup on Tuesday. I'm taking first four suggestions. Feel free to drop them my way. About to get going here as the shadows move across the ground. Henrique gets his first start for the Roar this season after overcoming a heel injury and campaigning off the bench for the past two rounds.

3.55pm Good afternoon folks. A gorgeous setting here at Milton, the pitch looks so good it has to be painted on and we should be in for a great game of flowing football. There has been goals galore in this round of the A-League and the Roar hope that happens for them today. The champions are having a rough time of things to start the season and need a big effort at home to turn things around.